Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-26
DAKOTA.

The broom factory at Woonsocketi is doing a
good business.
AS many as twenty engines frequent y lodge
OF 3 night in Aberdeen.
Uaion revival meetings will begin at Huron
early IA December. A Minneapolis evangelist
will lead them.
There is still a lack OF cars at Arlington In
which to ship the wheat crop.
The artesian well at the Brookings Agrlcul-
tural college is down about 400 feet.
A distomper prevails to a considerable
extent among the horses OF Bro0kings county.
The Dakota house at Huron, which was
partially destroyed by fire is being rebuilt.
The prohibitionists OF Edmunds county are
anxious TO close up the saloons lnstanter.
A polish colony Of about 1000 has located
In the eastern part OF Kidder county at Crys-
tai Springs.
Yankton wants to secure the meeting OF
the south Dakota Fireman's association next
year.
The legality OF the election upon the local
option question in Ninnctsha will be tested
by the license people, II is said.
The Business Mems association OF Woon-
socket VIII make an effort to have the county
fair held in that city next season.
George Slosser, OF the Blunt Advocate, is
making preparations to remove his material
to Aberdeen, says the Republican.
The little daughter OF Ii. j. Benedict, OF Oh
ivet, was kicked ip the head by a vicious horse
,ont xuaaly ana aariounIv tpirro1
Lennox claims the distinction OF possessing
more dogs than any town In the whole dis
covered world.
The grave Of A. f.. HALEY, at Sioux Falls,
will be marked by q $500 monument, which
has recently been ordered.
Frank Strong, a farmer who resided near
Dunleith, has been missing for ten days and
the impression is that he committed suicide,
IT Is said that the corn crop In northern
Dakota has grown In volume to such an ex'
tent that this years report will surprise the
natives.
Aberdeen has secured the permanent loca
ton OF the Territorial Farmers alliance, and
a large warehouse will be erected there at al
early date.
A New York syndicate has purchased dfty
lots on a fashionable street OF Aberdeen anc
will erect costly residences In the spring, says
the Republican.
The foundation for the new Touring mil
at Oaks is nearly completed. The structur,
will cost $40, 600 and have a capacity Of l5(
barrels per day.
Extensive prairie fires are raging near For
Yates. The bodies Of several deceased Indi
ans, which had been buried IN raised plat
forms, were burned.
Tuesday night the new courthouse at Alb
erdeen was dedicated by q society ball. l
was built by Aberdeen and will be presented
to Brown county.
Yankton Press, -: Two new railroads
the Catholic cathedral, a dozen brick blocks
200 residences, and many other Improvement
are looming up as the Improvements Of mex
spring.
Judge Edgerton, Of Mitchell, has been In
vited to represent Dakota or the committee
which goes to Washington In December to try
TO secure the Republican National convention
at Minneapolis.
The official count OF Aurora county wat
completed Tuesday. The majority for dIvis
lon WAS 52s, and 15S In favor Of local option
The commissioners threw out the vote Of tn,
city Of Plankinton. Able attorneys thinl
good grounds can be laid for a successful con
test
John w. C~attron, whose nome is near Per
nf1la In poffar antrptu vaocaI thrnyIuh Clifton
direct from Indiana, Thursday, having made
the entire trip of over $50 miles In a lumber
wagon In thirty-two days. He was accom-
panied as far as Iroauois by his brother
Chas. r.
Within the past month or two q number o.
samples Of ores have been brought in FROM
the southern mining districts Of the Hills
which are claimed to be tellurium. Professor
Hill, the noted proprietor Of the Argo, Colo.
ore reduction works, has examined samples
Of ore from a mine n short distance from Gus
ter, and unhesitatingly declares them a com
bination of tellurium, gold and silver.
Sioux Falls Press, 10: BY circulars received
yesterday from a southern lottery 1t is learned
that some one In Sioux Falls has drawn one
tenth Of q capital prize Of $500 600. The
lucky number is 71,411, but who holds II
could not be learned. The prize makes sci.
600 that has been drawn In this city since las,
May. Only W months ago a pool Of four
drew IS, 600 at a single haul.
The following cities and towns give prohibit
ton IN ajorities: Groton, Bridgewster, Mont
rose, Eikton, ~Brookings, Wentworth, Win
fred, Madison, Esmond, Esteline, st. Law
renee, Gary, Parker, Redde!d, Worthwhile,
Watertown, tire ms GRITTY, Blunt, Faulkton,
Alexandria, Kimball, Woonsocket, Letcher,
Canova, Gettysburg, Carthage, Howard,
Highmore. De Snet, Plankinton.
The entire vote cast in SPHINX county was
SIS; majority against the sale, Ala: for d.
vision, 73l. The commissioner passed a res
olu;ion rcyoking all saloon licenses and re-
Quest,ng that in Red6eld and Ashton the
council refund the license money. 1t is very
unlikely that the council will refund any mon
ey and the saloon men seem determined to
contest the action OF the board. The out.
come is watched with considerable interest.
Reports from Mitchell say that Sparks re-
moval gives almost unanimous satisfaction
In tais land district, regardless Of party feel
ing. Some of the most g~revious cases under
his rulings have occurred here, several widows
having been Disseminated against and put to
serious expense to hold their claim.
The vote In Beai lie county was as follows:
For division. 9 .224: against. IS. for local op-